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- The power of releasing early and oftenSep 27, 2008
“Release early and often” is a phrase often heard in software development, and is more like a mantra for most web development projects. The idea being that it’s better to get something “out there” in a simple or reduced form, rather than wait and wait and wait for your grand plan to come together. ...
- Slip-n-Slide Photo GalleryJul 10, 2008
A few months ago, I wrote up a simple javascript photo gallery viewer for a side project, so I thought I’d offer it up to the world. It’s unobtrusive javascript, and it takes a simple list of photos and turns it into a slidey slide show. It’s built on top of the Ext Javascript Framework,… Continue r...
- Make Music New York 2008Jun 22, 2008
In addition to being the first day of summer, yesterday was the second annual Make Music New York festival. It’s really an incredible event — musicians of all abilities and genres take to the streets to play free mini-concerts. The event came to NYC for the first time last year, and we had a great… ...
- LSN at the Carfree Cities ConferenceJun 17, 2008
This week, a handful of us from the Livable Streets team at TOPP are out in Portland, OR visiting the 8th International Towards Carfree Cities conference. Tomorrow morning, we’ll be giving a presentation entitled “Street Fight! Lessons from the NYC Livable Streets Movement.” So far, we’ve had a gr...
- Changing behavior, one bag at a timeMay 22, 2008
Yesterday, American Airlines announced that it’s going to start charging a fee for checked baggage. Of course, this will draw the ire of frequent and not-so-frequent flyers everywhere. But, perhaps it makes some sense. What’s making flying expensive right now is the cost of fuel. So, if people pack ...